The Beer Thread!

[iri]

Stupid Reinheitsgebot ruinig all the fun here in Germany. Good thing our Belgian neighbors don't give a **** about that stuff and produce some very interesting beers instead.

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Been cycling yesterday and found a very good beer shop like 20km away from home. That's not how sport is supposed to work...

*iri tried all of these

How did you like the one behind the LaTrappe?

it felt guuuuuuuuuuuud

[Mooby]

Stupid Reinheitsgebot ruinig all the fun here in Germany. Good thing our Belgian neighbors don't give a **** about that stuff and produce some very interesting beers instead.

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Been cycling yesterday and found a very good beer shop like 20km away from home. That's not how sport is supposed to work...

*iri tried all of these

How did you like the one behind the LaTrappe?

it felt guuuuuuuuuuuud

Man, I'm totally with you in this case. What was it's name again? Would like to buy it again and totally forgot what it was.

[iri]

Stupid Reinheitsgebot ruinig all the fun here in Germany. Good thing our Belgian neighbors don't give a **** about that stuff and produce some very interesting beers instead.

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Been cycling yesterday and found a very good beer shop like 20km away from home. That's not how sport is supposed to work...

*iri tried all of these

How did you like the one behind the LaTrappe?

it felt guuuuuuuuuuuud

Man, I'm totally with you in this case. What was it's name again? Would like to buy it again and totally forgot what it was.

Achel?

by the way, today i'm going to have another trip to a local brasserie financed by our management. woohoo!

[Mooby]

Stupid Reinheitsgebot ruinig all the fun here in Germany. Good thing our Belgian neighbors don't give a **** about that stuff and produce some very interesting beers instead.

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Been cycling yesterday and found a very good beer shop like 20km away from home. That's not how sport is supposed to work...

*iri tried all of these

How did you like the one behind the LaTrappe?

it felt guuuuuuuuuuuud

Man, I'm totally with you in this case. What was it's name again? Would like to buy it again and totally forgot what it was.

Achel?

by the way, today i'm going to have another trip to a local brasserie financed by our management. woohoo!

Not bad! My favourite tripel so far.

[Xowie]

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[noisyturtle]

Mmmm Oberon
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Don't forget to smash the bottle when you're done.

[Xowie]

Mmmm Oberon
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Don't forget to smash the bottle when you're done.

Dude, that is ten cents though.

[jonathanyu]

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This is my favorite

[rush340]

Enjoying the Stone Go-To IPA right now.  Also super excited to find Firestone's Wooky Jack being sold in 12 oz. bottles.  I love that stuff, but a 22 oz. was always a bit much.

[HoffmanMyster]

Here's what I'm drinking right now.   


BingeCaps by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

[Xowie]

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[iri]

this one yesterday:

[MythicalWagyu]

Here's what I'm drinking right now.   

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BingeCaps by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Oh yeah  :-*

[meiosis]

Any Untapped users on here?

[Mooby]

What I had with dinner:
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Don't drink that man! So many good Hefeweizen out there.

[IvanIvanovich]

Franziskaner isn't that bad. Granted it's unremarkable but there are much worse weiss. Keep in mind it's really tough to get a lot of the best ones outside Germany. Many simply don't even export. Hell even some you can't find in a different region inside Germany very easy.

[Computer-Lab in Basement]

All the different beers I've had since moving into my apartment.

Sorry for the phone pic...


Shelf 1: **** beer
Shelf 2: Yeuingling Light, Honey Brown, Guinness, Smithwicks, Long Trail Ale
Shelf 3: Spaten, Corona Extra, Saranac Pale Ale, Stella Artois, Leffe
Shelf 4: Smuttynose Old Brown Dog Ale, Harpoon IPA, Red Hook Long Hammer IPA (not pictured), Sam Adams White Lantern, Blue Moon

[Mooby]

Franziskaner isn't that bad. Granted it's unremarkable but there are much worse weiss. Keep in mind it's really tough to get a lot of the best ones outside Germany. Many simply don't even export. Hell even some you can't find in a different region inside Germany very easy.

That's right, but I really wouldn't recommend a Franziskaner. Generic Hefeweizen brewed with cheap ingredients. If you can come by a Unertl, Hopf, Gutmann or Jacob that's the way to go. Weihenstephan, Schneider and Maisels are usually wider available and a huge improvement over the Franziskaner/Paulander/Erdinger league.

[SSIPAK]

hmm all these pictures are making me thirsty. I must go find a good brewery in Socal.

[Badwrench]

hmm all these pictures are making me thirsty. I must go find a good brewery in Socal.

That is not hard at all.

http://www.craftbeerculture.com/brewery-maps/

[clacktalk]

Franziskaner isn't that bad. Granted it's unremarkable but there are much worse weiss. Keep in mind it's really tough to get a lot of the best ones outside Germany. Many simply don't even export. Hell even some you can't find in a different region inside Germany very easy.

That's right, but I really wouldn't recommend a Franziskaner. Generic Hefeweizen brewed with cheap ingredients. If you can come by a Unertl, Hopf, Gutmann or Jacob that's the way to go. Weihenstephan, Schneider and Maisels are usually wider available and a huge improvement over the Franziskaner/Paulander/Erdinger league.

I'm going to find and try all of these. All these names sound so foreign and wonderful hahaha

[IvanIvanovich]

Went to the German bar tonight. They had some Unertl but only dark varieties so I didn't try one... so I copped out and just drank a bunch of Schneiders since I already know those are good. Also, while not German I finally got to try some Mikkeller. Was NOT impressed for beers that cost $9 for a .33l. I also tried some Veltins which I thought to be one of the worst beers I have ever had... and some Reissdorf kölsch which I thought to be decent enough, but it was like my 9th beer so I can't really make a proper opinion of it.

[HoffmanMyster]

$9 for a .33l

I stopped reading.

[IvanIvanovich]

Psh... I almost went for a $20 bottle of Evil Twins. )

[Mooby]

Went to the German bar tonight. They had some Unertl but only dark varieties so I didn't try one... so I copped out and just drank a bunch of Schneiders since I already know those are good. Also, while not German I finally got to try some Mikkeller. Was NOT impressed for beers that cost $9 for a .33l. I also tried some Veltins which I thought to be one of the worst beers I have ever had... and some Reissdorf kölsch which I thought to be decent enough, but it was like my 9th beer so I can't really make a proper opinion of it.

Try the Unertl. It's great, and as far as I know they don't have a pale version, their "standard" hefeweizen is just darker then most other breweries' hefeweizen. It's a bit darker then Schneiders Tap7, and if you like that you'll like the Unertl too.

As for Kölsch the Reissdorf is one of the most popular brands here in Germany, but also one of the most boring and steamlined. Of the popular brands I'd prefer Früh, but that's also nothing really special. Chances are you can get a Mühlen Kölsch as they also sell bottles, which I would recommend in this case. If you ever get to cologne try Pfaffen and Päffgen, the two best Kölsch breweries by far.

Also keep an eye out for the Kölsch's archenemy the Düsseldorfer Alt. The smaller house-brewerys like Schlüssel, Uerige and Füchschen produce great beers and sell it in bottles, too.

Veltins, Krombacher, Warsteiner, Becks (and many more) are to Pilsener what Franziskaner is to Hefeweizen.

Franziskaner isn't that bad. Granted it's unremarkable but there are much worse weiss. Keep in mind it's really tough to get a lot of the best ones outside Germany. Many simply don't even export. Hell even some you can't find in a different region inside Germany very easy.

That's right, but I really wouldn't recommend a Franziskaner. Generic Hefeweizen brewed with cheap ingredients. If you can come by a Unertl, Hopf, Gutmann or Jacob that's the way to go. Weihenstephan, Schneider and Maisels are usually wider available and a huge improvement over the Franziskaner/Paulander/Erdinger league.

I'm going to find and try all of these. All these names sound so foreign and wonderful hahaha

I'm pretty sure that some of them should be available overseas, if not I can proxy you a bottle or two 

[IvanIvanovich]

They have some varieties of Uerige there. None of the others you listed sound at all familiar from their menu. I'll make sure to try both that and the Unertl next time provided I am in the mood for darker beers.

[Mooby]

Try do drink their Altbier if they have it at your place. Word of warning: If you're more into mild beers the Uerige won't be for you as it's VERYVERY hoppy (is that even a word?). I like it though, especially because of that.

[IvanIvanovich]

I like most styles, it just depends on my mood on a particular day if I want light, dark, hoppy, sweet, sour, bitter, whatever. Ultra hoppy is very popular in the USA right now. It's actually hard to avoid over hopped IPA, or other styles with that characteristics from domestic craft breweries. Otherwise if not very hoppy IPA based sour saisson is the other very popular type. Those types are so popular that at some bars you pretty much have to order an import if you don't want one of those.

[Mooby]

Still sounds better than the regular German (at last where I live, I think they have more of the good local stuff in the south) bar where you have to stick to the Veltins and Franziskaner generic kind of beer. Some bars though start to specialize in good beer styles and not long ago a small crafting brewery opened up in my city which beer is being sold in a bar in my street now. So the trend is positive.

I'd really like to taste some of the American crafting beers as many of them look really interesting, but these are a pain to get here.

[jwaz]

Any Untapped users on here?

If everyone posts their Untappd  info I can add it to the OP along with some useful beer related links.

Here's what I'm drinking right now.   

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BingeCaps by HoffmanMyster, on Flickr

Oh yeah  :-*

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Wait... how does Hoff have a Swami's?? I had to buy mine locally >:| I know these were going to get distro from Stone but I haven't seen them in the bay yet...

[MythicalWagyu]

Wait... how does Hoff have a Swami's?? I had to buy mine locally >:| I know these were going to get distro from Stone but I haven't seen them in the bay yet...

I sent it his way along with some Bingecaps he bought as a thank you... had to share some of the local goodness!

[SSIPAK]

hmm all these pictures are making me thirsty. I must go find a good brewery in Socal.

That is not hard at all.

http://www.craftbeerculture.com/brewery-maps/

oh I will definitely bookmark this website. Thank you.

[HoffmanMyster]

Wait... how does Hoff have a Swami's?? I had to buy mine locally >:| I know these were going to get distro from Stone but I haven't seen them in the bay yet...

Wait... how does Hoff have a Swami's?? I had to buy mine locally >:| I know these were going to get distro from Stone but I haven't seen them in the bay yet...

I sent it his way along with some Bingecaps he bought as a thank you... had to share some of the local goodness!

I have my ways...   

[jwaz]

Wait... how does Hoff have a Swami's?? I had to buy mine locally >:| I know these were going to get distro from Stone but I haven't seen them in the bay yet...

I sent it his way along with some Bingecaps he bought as a thank you... had to share some of the local goodness!

I just happened to be around last year when the Bressi Ranch Pizzaport canned those, so tasty! Rumor has it that Stone is handling the distro on that and it will be all over the place soon(tm)...


Speaking of IPA: Alpine. We have Alpine. Drank my weight in Hoppy Birthday, Nelson and the event exclusive Lupulin Star last week at City Beer.

[Lurch]

[MythicalWagyu]

Speaking of IPA: Alpine. We have Alpine. Drank my weight in Hoppy Birthday, Nelson and the event exclusive Lupulin Star last week at City Beer.

Nelson is so good! I need to get back down to Alpine soon...

Oh and before I forget again, Untappd = HoppsApocalypse

[HoffmanMyster]

Speaking of IPA: Alpine. We have Alpine. Drank my weight in Hoppy Birthday, Nelson and the event exclusive Lupulin Star last week at City Beer.

Nelson is so good! I need to get back down to Alpine soon...

Oh and before I forget again, Untappd = HoppsApocalypse

My Untappd is HoffmanMyster (surprise, surprise).  I added you.

Anyone else can feel free to add me. 

[ynrozturk]

What I had with dinner:
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Please don't tell me you had that fine specimen of German beer out of a bottle. Absolutely criminal behavior.

this one yesterday:

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This is one of my favorites, so damn good.

Currently enjoying this fine English IPA.

[clacktalk]

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Is that a chilled mug? I totally forgot these existed and can be used at home. I haven't been to the bars in ages : ' [

[Excaliborg]

I keep pretty much all of my beer glasses in the freezer.

Does anyone here collect scotch/whisky?

[ynrozturk]

Yes, single malts.

[Excaliborg]

I'm curious as to whether it would be worth it to start a whisk(e)y/scotch/bourbon thread. The only single malt that I have on hand currently is Kilchoman's Machir Bay. I am waiting until the end of the year to replenish my stock of Lagavulin.

On topic: I picked up Sierra Nevada's Pale Ale a couple days ago and it was a great introduction to the brewery. I'll have to look out for singles next time I go to the store to explore more of their offerings.

[noisyturtle]

I'm curious as to whether it would be worth it to start a whisk(e)y/scotch/bourbon thread.

sup
http://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=39393.0

[noisyturtle]

Joker Hard Cider. Very crisp, and despite it being above average APV tastes distinctly smoother than most any other hard ciders I have tried. 

[tgujay]

Joker Hard Cider. Very crisp, and despite it being above average APV tastes distinctly smoother than most any other hard ciders I have tried. 

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Mmmmmm that looks good, there is a local cider here in Michigan called Vandermill that is 6.9% and is delicious, they have a bunch of different varieties too.

[Binge]

Local brews are the best brews :-) PA representing true beer love.

[Badwrench]

Local brews are the best brews :-) PA representing true beer love.

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Nice.  Did you get one for the future Mrs. Binge to do your toast in?   :thumb:

[digi]

Local brews are the best brews :-) PA representing true beer love.

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that's dope dude, your name on your beer mug...bout as good as it gets! =]

[Binge]

Local brews are the best brews :-) PA representing true beer love.

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Nice.  Did you get one for the future Mrs. Binge to do your toast in?   :thumb:

She opted out of it.  I don't blame her.  It's a ton of beer to finish in one sitting.  The mug stands about 20 inches tall.

Local brews are the best brews :-) PA representing true beer love.

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that's dope dude, your name on your beer mug...bout as good as it gets! =]

Ha I almost didn't put my pseudonym.  I mean it's sort of a social club and they're going to know me as Binge.  Oh well!  I get to keep the mug, so it'll be part of my GH paraphernalia

[MythicalWagyu]

She opted out of it.  I don't blame her.  It's a ton of beer to finish in one sitting.  The mug stands about 20 inches tall.
Ha I almost didn't put my pseudonym.  I mean it's sort of a social club and they're going to know me as Binge.  Oh well!  I get to keep the mug, so it'll be part of my GH paraphernalia

Sounds like my kinda beer  Sweet mug sir, congrats!